Fact Sheets: The Trillion Dollar Gap

Underfunded state retirement systems and the road to reform

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Fact Sheets: The Trillion Dollar Gap

This 2010 report on funding state employee retirement benefits examined the roots of states' significant shortfall and how the economic crisis spurred states into action.

View the collection of state fact sheets below to see how your state fared.

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